Straight clip magazine for marauder?

[robble]

****notice: there hasn't been a straight clip solution discovered and topic goes off course. Read if you like but don't expect to find a straight clip here. If that changes I will change the notice *****

As I'm sure everyone knows a magazine sticks above the breach making you have to use high risers for the scope to clear it.

The other thing most of us know is that the closer the scope is to the barrel more accurate it is at short range. I happen to be one of those people who shoot at very short ranges, say 5 feet to 20 feet while hunting rats in my yard
At ranges that short the high-rise really causes extreme differences in the vertical point of impact even with as little as two or 3 feet of range difference.

I know there is a single shot solution but I don"t want to give up the ability to quickly shoot again with the magazine.

Has anyone made a straight clip that just sticks out the side instead of the circular one that sticks above the breach? I can easily envision how it would work but I do not have the tools to create it. I would be very happy if I could lower the scoop about 15 mm.

[SHOOTINIT]

ARE YOU USING A MILDOT SCOPE?

[robble]

Unless I can get good at estimating ranges within 1 foot or there is som trick I don't know about then the mil dots don't do me much good. Between the 5-30 feet I'm usually shooting at there is a 4-5 dot seperation. Rarely, I might shoot as far as -45'. The rats are large but they aren't so large that I can afford to be a couple inches too high or low.

I also shoot with a little .177 umarex fusion. The scope is much lower on there and I have no problem nailing a rats head from 5-30' with very little variation from zero in the scope.

One thing I thought of trying is to zero the scope out at the maximum range I shoot at in stead of the more common closer ranges. Then for closer ranges I'd only be dealing with the dots below zero. As it is now I zero forabot 20'. At ranges closer than that I'm below zero but further out I'm using dots able zero.

Still, getting the scope closer to the barrel will make it much easier I would still like a flat clip.

[Bob La Londe]

It might be possible to make a holder for something like the manually fed five shot clip used with the Crosman 760. I do not think a typical stacked spring magazine is going to work with soft lead pellets.

An actual spring fed flat magazine does not to my knowledge exist, but you can always go to a single shot tray like this: http://www.pyramydair.com/search-result ... 1&saSearch

I can visualize a pellet carrier type flat magazine using a constant force coil spring that draws the carrier over, and a horizontal carrier instead of a circular carrier, but I don't think there is enough demand for it to try and make one. It would be complicated and quite wide needing to be slight more than twice the width overall as the number of pellets it is designed for. Atleast when loaded.

Using a lower scope mount has its issues as well. It limits the optical size of the scope you can use.

[robble]

Your idea is close to what I'm envisioning. Even if it held just 3 pellets it would allow for a couple fast follow up shots.
At the range I'm looking at I don't need a large scope.
IF I had access to a router, drill press, and table saw I could make one out of wood fairly easily. The indexing would be the tricky part.

[SHOOTINIT]

anything is possible

[Bob La Londe]

anything is possible

Ha! After mentioning it I can't stop thinking about different ways I would build it.

[caniborrowsomeammo]

Ever think of trying a holographic sight? http://www.amazon.com/Eotech-Holographi ... B0022SI1A4
Little expensive though.

Or a red dot? http://www.amazon.com/Truglo-Red-Dot-Co ... +dot+sight
Probably easier on the pocketbook.

Or the CenterPoint that comes with the Woods Walker. I have 2 I never used.

Had a red dot on my FDPCP for awhile (UTG). Personally still prefer irons at close range. But we don't have many options with the Rods.

[Bob La Londe]

I seem to recall my uncle saying he had good luck using a laser sight for barn rats. He'll be here for Christmas. I'll ask him about it.

[robble]

Ever think of trying a holographic sight? http://www.amazon.com/Eotech-Holographi ... B0022SI1A4
Little expensive though.

Or a red dot? http://www.amazon.com/Truglo-Red-Dot-Co ... +dot+sight
Probably easier on the pocketbook.

Or the CenterPoint that comes with the Woods Walker. I have 2 I never used.

Had a red dot on my FDPCP for awhile (UTG). Personally still prefer irons at close range. But we don't have many options with the Rods.

I've never looked through a red dot or holographic and have no idea what they'd be like. I assume they'd still be affected by being up high. Iron sites would work great – if the magazine was not in the way